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Viet Nam News There is a special app that helps people find places in which to live. It is for people who do not want to own the places but rather wish to pay the owners to be able to live in a place. Cathy Thảo Trần started the app after having lived all over the world. She struggled to find a place when she came home. People who use the app include students and visitors to Việt Nam from other countries. By Thu Ngân HCM CITY – “If you have never lost your deposit while renting a house, you have not grown up yet.” When a young woman entrepreneur said this in jest on Shark Tank, the reality TV show for start-ups, audiences laughed but recognised she was telling it as it was: it is risky and not easy to rent a house in Việt Nam. For a long time the demand for rented houses and condos in cities has kept increasing, mostly from students who leave their hometown and move to … [Read more...] about App helps people find homes

When Apple announced two major new healthcare features this week, it billed them both as terrific innovations that may well keep us alive. Later this year, its Watch will be able to automatically call emergency services if it detects you have suffered a fall and are no longer moving. And it will also let you know if you have heart problems and should perhaps visit your doctor as soon as possible. Other devices have offered similar functions in the past, albeit in less elegantly presented gadgets. But with an estimated 50 million Apple Watches out there already, there are concerns about the pressures it may bring to already-strained healthcare systems. The result may be even more calls to emergency services and, according to one of Britain’s leading surgeons, a new wave of technology-driven hypochondria. "Medical professionals will also need to be vigilant to the risk of misdiagnosis and overtreatment that this proliferation of personalised health information could bring,” … [Read more...] about Can health services handle the Apple Watch?

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — When they agreed to join the UN Peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, 73 Vietnamese officers knew they would have to leave behind their families to travel to the war-ravaged country. The 10 female officers on the mission, which will leave Việt Nam later this month, play an especially critical role, as Muslims in South Sudan strongly prefer to be treated by doctors of the same gender. But because the female officers also shoulder outsize duties in their homes as wives and mothers, answering the call of international duty to provide healthcare for South Sudanese women required weighing the potential effects on their families in Việt Nam. Four years ago, Major Bùi Thị Xoa did not find the decision to become a “blue helmet” nurse an easy one. She spent much time deliberating whether to go on a year-long mission in a foreign country, as her teenage son is in his formative years and she wanted to be with him to take care of … [Read more...] about VN women defy stereotypes to work for UN in S Sudan

By Hồng Minh Senior public servants in the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng are likely to receive support of VNĐ200 million (around US$8,900) if they volunteer for early retirement. This comes after a new initiative on personnel reforms was announced last week. The move is said to encourage those feel they cannot contribute anymore and would be willing to step down and let younger employees take their place. According to the city’s Department of Home Affair’s draft resolution that is scheduled to submit at the People’s Council meeting next week, male civil servants from 55 years old and 50 years old woman would be eligible for the deal. Once approved, the new policy will take effect from August. But one must wonder is 55 and 50 years old really time to retire? As the world evolves at a fast pace, people are living longer and indeed working longer. While it is clear the city wants to bring in a new generation to take the civil service to … [Read more...] about Forced retirements not the answer for civil service

A Vietnamese student has been embracing her lifestyle of wanderlust by traveling across Europe and other places around the world during her time as a student in France. Huyen Le was a student of the chemistry-specialized class at Le Quy Don High School for Gifted Students in Da Nang City before taking off to France for her study at the University of Technology of Compiègne. "France and the whole Europe have brought several new chapters to my life," Huyen said. "I would not have known that the world is so beautiful, had I not got out of my home country to see other places," the Vietnamese student continued. Kayaking at Lake Bled in Slovenia. Photo courtesy of Huyen Le Before enjoying traveling, Huyen was just like many other young people, not knowing exactly what she really loves to do. Thanks to various experiences from travel, she is now able to answer many important questions of her life, namely "Who is she?", "Where is she?", "What does she want?", "Why does she need … [Read more...] about Vietnamese student traverses Europe to answer life questions

The Business Side Of The World CupBy Trung Chau & Thanh HuongOne week before the World Cup kicked off, Nam Hyung-Kun, president of SeAH Steel Vina Corp. whose factory is in Dong Nai Province, said that he and some of his Korean friends working in HCM City would visit a bar in the city downtown to watch the first 2010 World Cup match of the Korean national squad against Greece in Group B.Reponses from bars and restaurantsNam and Rivera are two of a big contingent of expatriates working and living in Vietnam who heartily support their national squads playing at the world’s biggest football event.Needless to say, these communities offer big business opportunities to bars and restaurants in town, especially those with specific designs and layouts of some regions in the world. They can be easily found in downtown HCM City and Hanoi.The “backpacker” quarter bordered by Pham Ngu Lao, Bui Vien and De Tham streets in HCM City’s District 1 may be the most exciting … [Read more...] about The Business Side Of The World Cup

From the moment I entered the twin-bed room with him, I realised that all he only paid attention to the ceiling and Nen, his pretty, chubby wife. She bathed him carefully every three days, applied ointment to his body in the morning and afternoon, and fed him three times a day. She also washed his dirty underwear daily and dried them on clothes line over the banister. It seemed to me that without her devotion, he would die soon. * * * That morning, as I entered our room, a stout nurse pointed at the bed close to the ‘scarlet lobster’. “Sir, that’s your bed. Put on your patient’s uniform on now,” she told me after throwing it, together with a bedspread, to me then she walked out. “Well, nurse, nurse…,” I called loudly. “Sir, please don’t disturb my husband. He’s just fallen asleep,” said the pretty wife in a nervous voice. “How did such an ugly guy snare such a beautiful girl?” I asked myself. * * … [Read more...] about Diseases and desires

PNJ targets opening at least 40 stores this yearPhu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ) plans to open at least 40 new stores this year and have 300 by the end of April. The 40 new stores include gold stores or stores combining gold and silver retail.It has also set a net revenue target of VND14.1 trillion ($619.6 million) for the parent company this year, up 30 per cent, with after-tax profit increasing 22 per cent to VND882 billion ($38.7 million).PNJ is in the process of preparing for upgrading and modernizing its ERP system, through which it can study customer behavior at outlets and better understand customer choice.The company also plans to use big data to develop new products aimed at more specific customer groups and at the same time use digital marketing strategies to expand market share.As noted by HSC, PNJ’s sales in FY2017 increased 28 per cent year-on-year to VND10.97 trillion ($482.1 million) thanks to most segments growing strongly. Gold bar revenue increased 20 per cent, to … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/2

Leather, footwear sector targets 20 bln USD in export earningsVietnam sets a target of earning between 19.5 - 20 billion USD from leather and footwear exports in 2018, up 10 percent from 2017, heard a conference in January 12.According to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO), the leather and footwear industry is expected to grow 5 percent from last year, with the localisation rate reaching 55 percent. Footwear and handbags will remain Vietnam’s top four and 10 exports, respectively.Addressing the event, LEFASO Vice President Phan Thi Thanh Xuan highlighted positive signs in the world’s economy and increasing consumption demand, saying that these create both favourable conditions and challenges to Vietnam in exports and investment.In order to help Vietnamese exporters realise the target, the association will actively participate in relevant policy making while luring foreign and domestic investment in support industry, thus increasing the … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/1

He went to work there and found that there were so little medical help for people that they often went to people who believed they had magic powers. At first, Dr Bùi Đình Lĩnh had very little to work with. However, in time he came to understand that different seasons brought different diseases. by Phương Hà During 30 years’ work on Phú Quý Island in the East Sea in the central province of Bình Thuận, Dr Bùi Đình Lĩnh has treated so many serious cases and saved so many lives that he is referred to affectionately as "Uncle Lĩnh”. Located 120km from the mainland, Phú Quý is isolated from the outside world and rarely visited by outsiders. A few decades ago, life on the island was difficult. There was no fresh water, electricity or medical facility. All the paths were covered with sand while the only means of access to the island was by boat, which might take one or two … [Read more...] about Doctor of the island